Autograph letter signed, dated : Fontainebleau Nov. 19 1765, to [Voltaire], 1765 Nov. 19.

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Autograph letter signed, dated : Fontainebleau Nov. 19 1765, to [Voltaire], 1765 Nov. 19.

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Concerning some songs he intends to compose for Voltaire's Pandore, expressing his dislike for "les châtrés" [castrati singers], saying that if French recitative is nothing but true declamation notated, who better than Voltaire should guide him in that art of which he is sovereign, mentioning Candide, Molière, etc.; with a letter from Lytton Strachey, dated Marlborough, 29 September 1930, to Mr. Myers [a London dealer], about La Borde's letter.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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